Bruce Colin Francis (born 18 February 1948) is a former Australian cricketer who played three Test matches on the Australian tour of England in 1972.

Bruce Francis
Personal information
Full name
Bruce Colin Francis
Born (1948-02-18) 18 February 1948 (age 76)
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 258)8 June 1972 v England
Last Test13 July 1972 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69–1974/75New South Wales
1971–1973Essex
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 3 109 50
Runs scored 52 6,183 1,326
Batting average 10.40 33.97 30.13
100s/50s 0/0 13/31 2/6
Top score 27 210 107
Balls bowled 17
Wickets 1
Bowling average 15.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 1/– 42/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2019

Francis was a hard-hitting opening batsman, who played for New South Wales from 1968–69 to 1972–73, Essex in 1971 and 1973, and toured South Africa with the D.H. Robins XI in 1973-74 and 1974–75.

A political science graduate, Francis helped Kerry Packer organise World Series Cricket, became James Packer's private cricket coach, and later helped organise the "rebel" Australian tours to South Africa in 1985-86 and 1986–87.[1]

Francis also provided a response to the World Anti-Doping Agency's ban on 34 past and present players of Australian Football League (AFL) club Essendon.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hartman, pp. 234–43.
  2. ^ "TwitDoc.com - the EASY way to share your documents on Twitter". twitdoc.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

Sources

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  • Hartman, R. (2006) Ali: The Life of Ali Bacher, Penguin: Johannesburg. ISBN 9780143025160.
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